The Dubai World Cup-winning combo of Imperial Emperor, Tadhg O’Shea and Bhupat Seemar took the feature at the first meeting of the new-look Dubai Racing Carnival
All kudos to Willem Ackerman for investing in foreign stock at a time when South African buyers at British & Irish sales have become as rare as hens’ teeth
Final entries close at 09h00 on Monday, 18 November, after which weights will be announced. Declarations must be in by 11h00 on Wednesday, 20 November
Queensland-trained Knight’s Choice has won Australia’s greatest race
A clash of two beautifully bred 3yo fillies from training centres on either side of the Cape Peninsula should be a highlight of forthcoming Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth headline feature
The 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships recorded the third highest total turnover in the history of the event and a 1,7% increase over the 2023 total
Rachel Venniker rounded off the Allied Steelrode Charity Mile feature programme at Turffontein on Saturday when she rode the handsome Poets Warrior for the Azzie training partnership
The incredible journey of former SA Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu continued at Del Mar on Saturday when the Hollywood Syndicate flagbearer ran his heart out in a dramatic sixteenth renewal of the $1 million Prevagen Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint
Winless since his career peak 2023 Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July success, Brett Crawford’s Winchester Mansion bounced back from a below-par season debut three weeks ago to win the R1 million Allied Steelrode-Onamission Gr2 Charity Mile
Where ever you are on earth right now, it’s Saturday in South Africa as a nation rallies behind the Narrow Creek Stud-bred son of What A Winter
The 8yo gelding takes a drop in class
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
